§ 24502 Board Legal Action Authority

Education Code·California

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•The board or its agent can take legal actions like suing or filing liens to get money owed.
•They can join or combine lawsuits to make things simpler.
•They cannot take money from benefits meant for injured or deceased workers.

Example

A worker gets hurt on the job and the company refuses to pay for medical bills.

The board can sue the company to get the money for the worker's bills, but they can't take money from the worker's benefits.

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§ 24502 Board Legal Action Authority

In the exercise of its rights under this part, the board or the agent under contract may commence or prosecute actions, file liens, intervene in court proceedings, join parties to the action and consolidate actions all in the same manner and to the same extent provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3850) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code except that recovery shall not be made from benefits payable under this part because of the injury or death. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

board agent under contract commence or prosecute actions file liens intervene in court proceedings join parties to the action consolidate actions Chapter 5 Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code recovery benefits payable

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 24502.

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